Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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540. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to publish the promised review of the national sports policy; his plans to reintroduce the local authority swimming pool programme as part of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14186/18]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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As I have previously outlined to the Deputy, it is my expectation that the new National Sports Policy will be published shortly, most likely in Quarter 2 of this year, following its consideration by Government within the next few weeks.

Insofar as the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme (LASPP) is concerned, the position remains that there are four swimming pool projects in the current LASPP and the priority in 2018 will be on progressing these projects.

In relation to the future funding of swimming pools, the upcoming National Sports Policy will include a specific focus on how Government should fund sports facilities, including swimming pools, in the years ahead.